Big day for Stallone

The nominations were full of surprises.
Sylvester Stallone, 39 years after his acting nomination for "Rocky," was nominated again -- for "Creed," in which he plays the same character, Rocky Balboa. He's now one of just a handful of performers who have been nominated twice for the same role, and the distance between his movies is far and away the longest. Paul Newman had the previous mark -- 26 years -- for being nominated for playing Fast Eddie Felson in 1960's "The Hustler" and 1986's "The Color of Money."Charlotte Rampling, who had never been nominated, earned her first nod for the film "45 Years."

And Jennifer Lawrence, despite mixed reviews for her work in "Joy," earned a nomination for best actress. It's the third straight year she's been nominated and fourth overall, making her the only person under 25 who's ever been nominated four times.

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On the other hand, though "The Martian" did well -- earning nominations for best picture and best actor -- Ridley Scott was left off the directors' list. Scott, 78, has been nominated three times and never won.

Other notable names who missed out on nominations: screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, whose screenplay for "Steve Jobs" was overlooked; Quentin Tarantino, who received neither a directing nor a screenwriting nomination for "The Hateful Eight"; and Helen Mirren, who didn't make the cut for best supporting actress.

"Carol," the film about a lesbian relationship in 1950s New York, picked up acting nods for stars Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara but didn't receive nominations for picture or directing.

The nominees for best director are Iñárritu ("The Revenant"), McCarthy ("Spotlight"), Miller ("Mad Max: Fury Road"), Adam McKay ("The Big Short") and Lenny Abrahamson ("Room").

Like last year, there was an absence of performers of color. All 20 of the acting nominees are white. Once again, #OscarsSoWhite was trending on social media.

Once again, #OscarsSoWhite

The nominees for best actor are DiCaprio ("The Revenant"), Matt Damon ("The Martian"), Michael Fassbender ("Steve Jobs"), Bryan Cranston ("Trumbo") and Eddie Redmayne ("The Danish Girl").

The nominees for best actress are Blanchett ("Carol"), Brie Larson ("Room"), Saoirse Ronan ("Brooklyn"), Lawrence ("Joy") and Rampling ("45 Years").

The nominees for best supporting actor are Christian Bale ("The Big Short"), Mark Ruffalo ("Spotlight"), Mark Rylance ("Bridge of Spies"), Stallone ("Creed") and Hardy ("The Revenant").

The nominees for best supporting actress are Mara ("Carol"), Kate Winslet ("Steve Jobs"), Jennifer Jason Leigh ("The Hateful Eight"), Rachel McAdams ("Spotlight") and Alicia Vikander ("The Danish Girl").